Disgruntled Millennials on the Road
I realize that this might seem like an odd post, but how many millennials are into the full time RV lifestyle? My husband is in the process of being medically retired from the Air Force for a varie...
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I normally don't post, but you are in almost the exact same position as my wife and I.
We both retired after 22 years in the Air Force and bounced from job to job. About 3 years ago, my wife was diagnosed with PTSD due to numerous issues with her supervisors and experiences when deployed. We were in Special Ops and Rescue, so we're involved in strange things.
I was working for a DOD contractor overseas when she was diagnosed, and we decided we needed me to stay home, not be 10,000 miles away. I took a job in Savannah, with the plan that when her 100% came thru, I would stop working in order to stay home with her and her issues. Well, we did just that, and sold everything except our truck and bought a fifth wheel. Since than (started Aug 2015), we've travelled back west (where we were both raised). We use the VA for her medical, since her issues are better treated there.
What we do is to be near a VA facility when she has an appointment, and if we have time between the next one, we get out. A normal gig looks like this: we stay in St George, Ut for a few weeks in November, and when she needs to go for treatments in Las Vegas, we drive down (about 100 miles each way). If she has multiple appointments in the same week, we stay at either Nellis AFB or a nice resort. We have found that we can survive about a week before we go into the PTSD mode.
As far as neighbors, the RV actually helps by forcing her out to walk the dogs, and they're a great ice breaker. Yes, you will run into the schmuck every once in a while, but generally, most folks are friendly and willing to help if you need it. Of course, if you don't like your neighbors, the weather, whatever, move.
Feel free to pm me and I can get you our phone number and we can discuss it further.
We both retired after 22 years in the Air Force and bounced from job to job. About 3 years ago, my wife was diagnosed with PTSD due to numerous issues with her supervisors and experiences when deployed. We were in Special Ops and Rescue, so we're involved in strange things.
I was working for a DOD contractor overseas when she was diagnosed, and we decided we needed me to stay home, not be 10,000 miles away. I took a job in Savannah, with the plan that when her 100% came thru, I would stop working in order to stay home with her and her issues. Well, we did just that, and sold everything except our truck and bought a fifth wheel. Since than (started Aug 2015), we've travelled back west (where we were both raised). We use the VA for her medical, since her issues are better treated there.
What we do is to be near a VA facility when she has an appointment, and if we have time between the next one, we get out. A normal gig looks like this: we stay in St George, Ut for a few weeks in November, and when she needs to go for treatments in Las Vegas, we drive down (about 100 miles each way). If she has multiple appointments in the same week, we stay at either Nellis AFB or a nice resort. We have found that we can survive about a week before we go into the PTSD mode.
As far as neighbors, the RV actually helps by forcing her out to walk the dogs, and they're a great ice breaker. Yes, you will run into the schmuck every once in a while, but generally, most folks are friendly and willing to help if you need it. Of course, if you don't like your neighbors, the weather, whatever, move.
Feel free to pm me and I can get you our phone number and we can discuss it further.
